[ frank nods, drawing a gun and shoving the door open. he waves the pistol around but there's no one there. to be expected. what's not expected is the pit bull who knashes her teeth and barks fiercely at the pair. frank actually resists the urge to roll his eyes, holstering his weapon and holding out the flat of his palm for the scared dog. ] Fuckwits. [ kidnap a lady and you're already on his shitlist. abandon a dog and you're actually scum of the earth as far as frank castle is concerned. ]

It's alright, little lady, no one's gonna hurt you. [ he crouches down, averting his gaze so the pup doesn't take it as a threat. her growl slowly tapers off as curiosity gets the better of her and she takes a few shuffling steps forward to sniff at frank's hand. then tentatively, she licks him. real scary, assholes. ] Attagirl. We'll get you outta here.

[ he unties her from the post they'd anchored her to, clutching the rope by his side so the dog falls into step with him. he almost forgot pepper was there because dog but he does turn around to make sure she's still with him. ] Wanna ride home? [ his truck isn't far from here, almost like he planned it that way, heading in that direction. ]